Determining the Budget for Drillimation’s Plans

When we begin a new year, we always have one important goal: determining how to spend the company’s money. That budget is comprised of multiple sectors. For Drillimation’s hometown of Erie, PA, the budget of operating the studio each day not counting game budgets, is on average $50,000 a year.

Housing, Utilities, and Transportation

On average, it would generally cost $1,150-$1,400 per month for these.

• The utility costs of running the computer each day is roughly $100-200 per month.
• An average phone subscription is $150-200 per month.
• Gasoline for transportation in the area is on average $3.50 per gallon.
• The average cost of renting an office is $900 per month.
• Purchasing a building to house the place is roughly $300,000.

Budget for Game Development

The average cost to build a workstation solely for game development is $1,000-2,000.

• A CPU typically costs between $60 – 1,200.
• A motherboard typically costs between $50 – 800.
• RAM typically costs between $30 – 600.
• HDDs are cheaper than SSDs, and they cost between $30 – 1,000.
• A graphics card typically costs between $100 – 1,500.
• A power supply typically costs between $40 – 500.
• A case typically costs between $30 – 500.

Daily writing prompt

Write about your approach to budgeting.

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